One question…

a new “Joke with the Pope” digital campaign, encouraging people to “donate” a joke to support one of three causes ahead of Pope Francis’ historic U.S. visit.

The campaign, which begins Sept. 8, is being launched by the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States and precedes the release of its new mobile app, Missio. The mission societies work to spread the Catholic faith overseas, especially in poor and remote areas.

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Through Oct. 2, people — anyone, not just Catholics — can submit a written joke or short video of themselves telling a joke on the Joke with the Pope website, jokewiththepope.org. They then can choose a cause their joke will support: helping children in need in Argentina, housing the homeless in Ethiopia or feeding the hungry in Kenya.

The organization will announce the funniest joke Oct. 5, bestowing the title of “honorary comedic adviser to the pope” on the winner and donating $10,000 to the cause chosen by the winner.

This is going to induce quite a few inappropriate jokes of one vintage or another… oh, raunchiness, bitter Catholic up-bringing crap, scandals about pedophilic priests…

They’re probably going to never see the light of day and be shuffled by Bill Murray into a “delete” bin.

But if they’re not… or even if they are… can there be, like, an alternate site that shows these rejected on sight jokes?

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